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Preventing the Spread of Online Harms: Physics of Contagion across Multi-Platform Social Media and Metaverses
Chen Xu, Pak Ming Hui, Om K. Jha +2
We present a minimal yet empirically-grounded theory for the spread of online harms (e.g. misinformation, hate) across current multi-platform social media and future Metaverses. Ne…
Not sure? Handling hesitancy of COVID-19 vaccines
N. F. Johnson, N. Velasquez, R. Leahy +3
From the moment the first COVID-19 vaccines are rolled out, there will need to be a large fraction of the global population ready in line. It is therefore crucial to start managing…
Covid-19 infodemic reveals new tipping point epidemiology and a revised formula
N. F. Johnson, N. Velasquez, O. K. Jha +8
Many governments have managed to control their COVID-19 outbreak with a simple message: keep the effective ' number' to prevent widespread contagion and flatten the curve.…
Hate multiverse spreads malicious COVID-19 content online beyond individual platform control
N. Velásquez, R. Leahy, N. Johnson Restrepo +6
We show that malicious COVID-19 content, including hate speech, disinformation, and misinformation, exploits the multiverse of online hate to spread quickly beyond the control of a…